Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, March 9:
TOP STORIES:
- The country's treatment czar, DOH Usec Leopoldo Vega, said the public should consider wearing double masks as active cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
- Coppermask "might not be that good" against COVID-19 because it has a hole, according to the DOH.
- How did the government fare in handling the pandemic? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said: "We were excellent."
- President Duterte addressed the public last night. Here's a recap of what he said.
- Meghan Markle dropped numerous bombshells in hers and Prince Harry's interview with talk queen Oprah Winfrey: She contemplated suicide. The royals worried that her son's skin would be too dark. It was Kate Middleton who made her cry, not the other way around. Meghan and Harry were also secretly wed and the baby on the way is a girl.
- The British Royal Family has a long history of scandal. Here's a lookback.
- Human rights groups here and abroad expressed concern over "Bloody Sunday" in Southern Luzon that left sereval activists killed.
- On International Women's Day, Vice President Leni Robredo urged women to "blaze new trails." President Rodrigo Duterte also released a statement, saying women and men are "equal partners."
- Manila has five new electronic buses. Frontliners ride for free through March.
- Ninja Van deliveries via Grab start at P50 this March, that's a 50% discount.
- Twitter founder Jack Dorsey put his very first tweet on the auction block, fetching bids as high as $2 million.
- In the U.S., apes at a California zoo received an experimental COVID vaccine.
EXPLAINERS:
- What is GOMO? It's a digital first telco that offered unlimited data as DITO Telecommunity went online.
- Does inflation kill your savings? Yes, here's how it works. Don't dismiss that personal adviser friend just yet.
- How do you file an income tax return? Here's your guide to finishing your annual chore with the BIR one month before the April 15 deadline.
- Can you save money through online banking? Yes, here are the many ways going all-out on digital transactions can help you cut back.
Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of March 8:
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